Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06
A LOOK At THE LIST
Of Society Events in the City for the Past Six
Days.
An ELEGANT BONNET RECEPTION
Given by Miss Mamie Leighton to Her Lady
Friends Thursday Afternoon.
OTHER EVENTS PAST AND COMING.

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SAC ~ sESA\-\ weeks in Wheel
&Kf 4 EMS ing society this
MANxS&SS Ms season was the one
IN .E(TNEf~S just closed, afford
NkWGA ing as it-did lots
~ of amusement for
our society people.
As Lent is approaching near, social doings
will doubtless be quite lively until the
season of fasting and prayer is here. Sew
eral parties are on the tapis for the coming
week, one of which is to be given by Il
well-known and pretty young debutante of
the present season, on Thursday evening.
The SWEETEST event of the season and one
of the most elegant ever given in this city,
occurred on Thursday afternoon. 1t was
an afternoon bonnet reception given by
Miss Mamie Leighton at the elegant resi-
dence of her father, Mr.. William Leighton,
Jr., on South Chapline street, to her lady
friends. The hours were from three till
six o'clock, and at the former hour the
guests began arriving. At the front door
stood a servant who received the ladies
cards and ushered them up stairs to the
dressing rooms, where their wants wereat-
tended to by neatly attired maids. In the
front parlOr the guests were received by
the charming hostess, Miss Mamie Leigh
ton, assisted by Mrs. William Leighton.
From here they passed to the back parlor,
where Mrs. #. C. Burke and Miss
Virginia Simpson stood to re-
ceive and usher them to the
dining room, in the center of which stood
a beautifully laid and arranged table,
bearing a burden of good things. Mrs.
Flanders presided over this feature with
grace, and dispensed the materials Of the
feast with q liberal hand, the ladies being
served by a trio of attentive. cOlored wait
els. The collation. was the most elegant,
and beautifully served imaginable. The
dining room accommodated about twenty
ladies, and, as they, finished, their places
were occupied by Others, while they passed
into the parlOrs where they were enter
tanned in conversation; or listened to Prot.
Bane, who was stationed in one end of the
room, and who rendered a beautiful mus
ical programme on the guitar and banjo.
To describe the lovely scene inside the
house would be an impossible feat in any
short space. The outside of the
house was closed, while inside
it was brilliantly illuminated. Entering
from the damp, murky weather without,
one seemed 10 be entering a summerland,
where flowers blOomed and everything was
bright. The soft, sweet Odor OF the flowers
filled tine atmosphere, n rs the elegantly
attired guests moved about, the hum of
soft voices accompanied by the music Of
the guitar, lent a charm quite enhancing.
On stands, thantels and piano stood hand
some vases of all varieties of roses, lilies,
callas, carnations and other flowers, while
the chandeliers were heavily hung with
a soft, tairy-like, dark green foliage. The
floral decorations We're from PittSbuTg, and
were superb. The affair was arranged and
carried out i'll Il highly successful a
ner, and the gracious hostess was the re-
cipient of countless compliments and con
CALCULATIONS. The dressing of the ladies
was exceptionally fine. Miss Leighton
looked lovely i'll an evening dress OF pale
blue Ottoman silk, with panels of cream
Partisan lace; ornaments, diamonds. Mrs.
Leighton wore black lace, with natural
flowers. Mrs. Flanders, q costume
of black silk ornamcnted with roses. \
number of the guests, conspicuous for the
beauty of their toilets, were also noticed.
Mrs. James McCOurtney, wore d SUI
perb costume Of black, faille Francalse and
Jet. Mrs. Andrew Patterson wore a car
riage dress of navy blue, satin surah, with
drapery of dark blue lace embroidered in
ecru aud a most becoming opera bonnet of
pink. Mrs. Ed. Mendel was attired in
dark wine velvet, with bonnet to match.
Mrs. Frank Hearne wore an elegant cos
tune of black gros grain and jet. Mrs.
w. w. Arnett was dressed in black bro
caded velvet, with cream opera bonnet.
Mrs. James Holloway wore Il street cos
tune of myrtle green velvet, with bonnet
to match. Mrs. Jacob Berger, an elegant
costume of black velvet and dark bonnet.
Mrs. 7. c. Burke, black satin duchesse,
illuminated with irredesCent PASSENGER
terie. Mrs. MOt1at, costume of Bordeaux
silk, with panels of bright colOred plush.
Mrs. Allen Howell, carriage dress of black
grOs grain and embroidered velvet, bonnet
of pale pink covered with jet. Mrs. DIR.
Geo. Baird, handsome costume of grOs
grain. Mrs. Whitaker, brown wool and
plush costume. Mrs. Geo. X. McMechen,
handsome black grOs grain. Miss Maud
EccleS wore a superb costume of olive
satin duchesSe, striped plush and IRE
descent uead ornaments. Miss Meade,
black gros grain, with panels of black Jet
over white satin. Miss Annie Hogg, com
binatiOn of black wool, white braid and
black lace over white. . Miss Sophia Carr,
dark blue velvet, with MORE sash. Mrs.
John ~Riheldaffer, black velvet visiting
dress, with scarlet evening bonnet.
The Misses Patterson, handsome street
dresses of wool and plush. Miss Katie
Hazlett, dark silk and hat to match. Mrs.
Dr.. Edwards, dark silk with bonnet OF
pink and black lace. Miss Virginia Simp-
son. beautiful costume of black lace and
lemon ostrich tips. Miss Ada Simpson,
street dress and striped plush. \ number
Of other beautiful costumes also adorned
this occasion, noted in every particular for
its finished elegance. In the evening a
number of gentlemen called and were en-
tertained in the same delightful manner.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. A. Allan Wheat
entertained a number of friends at his ele-
CANT home on North Main street, with a
very delightful progressive euchre party,
in honor OF Miss May Bowman, of Spring
field, Ohio, who is the guest of Miss Fan
ME Caldwell. A very exciting game was
participated in by the guests, which lasted
until 1880 o'clock, when cards gave way
to refreshments, which were served in a
superb manner, and were discussed long
and %enjoyab'y. Then the progress contin-
ued until one o'clock 4. M, ut which time
the game ended. The winners were Miss
JAMIE Good, first prize; Miss Lou Cum
minis, second; DR.. G. f. Mason, first gen.
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